Wine and Cheese Party Pairing List

There is great variety within each group; this list of cheeses is in alphabetical order within their group.

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Wine and Cheese Pairing List

Cream-Type Cheeses

Costello (Denmark)
Cottage cheese or cheese curds (United States)
Crema Danica (Denmark)

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Soft-Ripening Cheeses

Brie (France)
Camembert (France)
Certosino (Italy)
Liederkranz (United States)

Semi-Soft Cheeses

Beaumont (France)
Bel Paese (Italy)
Cantal (France)
Feta (Greece)
Fontina (Italy)
Courmandise (France)
La Grappe (France)
Limburger (Germany)
Monterey Jack (United States)
Mozzarella (Italy)
Muenster (Germany)
Oka (Canada)
Pont l'Eveque (France)
Port de Salut (France)
Reblochon (France)
St. Paulin (France)
Tete de Moine (France)
Tomme de Savoie (France)
Tilsit (Denmark, Germany)
Wensleydale (England)

Firm Cheeses

Black Diamond (Canada)
Cacciacavallo (Italy)
Caerphilly (Wales)
Cheddar (England, United States)
Cheshire (England)
Chevre or goat cheese (France)
Christian IX (Denmark)
Coon (United States)
Double Gloucester (England)
Edam (Holland)
Emmentaler or Swiss (Switzerland)
Gouda (Holland)
Gruyere (Switzerland)
Irish Blarney (Ireland)
Kasseri (Greece)
Lancashire (England)
Leicester (England)
Noekkelost (Norway)
Provolone (Italy)
Vacherin (Switzerland)

Veined Cheeses and various types of Blue Cheeses

Bleu de Bresse (France)
Danish Blue (Denmark)
Gorgonzola (Italy)
Nazareth blue (Israel)
Pipo Creme (France)
Stilton (England)

Consider a cheese fondue. Visit our Fondue Party Ideas page for three great cheese fondue recipes.

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